In Forest Schools on Tuesday we were doing observational drawings of the wildlife area. Everyone looked very carefully at the shapes they could see and drew beautifully with the pastels and oil pastels. Read More
After a challenging start and a nervous break down Curiosity Club have been sent 2 packets of space seeds labelled blue and red. We don’t know yet but we predict that the red seeds are from space because they are growing quicker. Feel free to have a little peek but DO NOT TOUCH THEM!!! Please. ...Read More
Linking to our topic mini-beasts, we’ve been researching facts about frogs. To do this, we worked with a partner to read a piece of text and highlight any facts that we found. We then summarised these neatly in our English books using bullet points. Read More
We had a great end to last week as we all got to hold some fantastic mini beasts. All of the children were really brave and we were fascinated by the new facts we learnt. There were giant snails, scorpions, giant millipedes, cockroaches, stick insects and even a tarantula! The behaviour of all the children...Read More
We’ve become pretty secure at our number bonds to 20 so we’ve been using these facts to help us complete subtraction questions confidently. Some of us were able to show the inverse (opposite) underneath our calculations too! We really enjoyed working with a partner to see how many questions we could solve in one minute! ...Read More
On Wednesday in class 5 we read the play script of King Midas and the golden touch. We then acted this out in groups and added lots of actions! Miss Clayton was very impressed with our performances! Read More
Recently, the children have been creating pieces of art based on the work of Eric Carle. They have produced wonderful minibeasts and will be moving on to building habitats for them!Read More
We have started our playscript unit in English. Our first lesson was a fun drama lesson where we acted out a playscript of “King Midas and the Golden Touch”. Here we are rehearsing! We love drama lessons, including our fun warm up!Read More
Can you think of a story using an old wooden door picture for your beginning? The children in Class 2 can! They wrote fantastic stories about what happened when you opened the door, who was there and what happened next. They used great adjectives, connectives and different punctuation to write very interesting stories. Please come...Read More
The children experimented using tissue paper and water to create a colour running effect to decorate a small creature, such as a fish or a bird. Please have a look at our class display to see their wonderful art work. Read More
Last week the children had some special visitors who were all different shapes and sizes. We met a magnificent millipede, some climate-adapting cockroaches, some slimy snails and a terrifying (well Mr. Gardner thought so anyway) tarantula! Some of the children were brave enough to hold or touch the critters. Which one was your favourite Class...Read More
The children carried out three experiments with Mrs Christie in class. Mrs Christie said that the class were all super scientists. Well done Class 6!Read More
In science this afternoon we looked further into how light travels, especially how light travels through transparent materials like glass or water. We did this by undertaking an investigation: the amazing arrow! We drew a horizontal arrow and put it behind a glass full of water. When we looked through the glass something very interesting...Read More
In maths this morning, we developed our mathematic skills by multiplying numbers with up to 6 digits to find out the wages of certain jobs. It was very challenging as we were working with large numbers using long multiplication – but we also had a limited amount of time to calculate the wages! Class 9...Read More
We were lucky enough to to have a visit from ‘Animals Intuition’ to teach us all about our topic… mini-beasts! She brought in snails, millipedes, stick insects, cockroaches, mealworms, scorpions and a tarantula! The children were extremely brave and were eager to hold them all! It was really fascinating to see them up close and...Read More
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will be looking at play scripts. Spellings This week we have looked at the possessive apostrophe in our spelling lesson. We have given you 10 spellings. Please practise and complete the activity on your spelling sheet, ready for your test next week. Maths In maths next...Read More
This half term we’ve been looking at the Ancient Greeks, and will learn about some of the Greek armies, such as the Spartans and Athenians. For your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek shield. This could be for a Spartan, Athenian or Persian soldier, or could even...Read More
This half term we’ve been looking at the Ancient Greeks, and have learnt about some of the Greek armies, such as the Spartans and Athenians. For your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek shield. This could be for a Spartan, Athenian or Persian soldier, or could even...Read More
English Next week in English we will be exploring a range of instruction and explanation texts. Spellings Today we looked at some of the spellings from the years 5 and 6 National Curriculum spelling list. For your homework, please practise the spelling of these words and write a minimum of five sentences using one or more...Read More
English Next week in English we will be exploring a range of instruction and explanation texts. Spellings Today we looked at some of the spellings from the years 5 and 6 National Curriculum spelling list. For your homework, please practise the spelling of these words and write a minimum of five sentences using one or more...Read More
This half term we’ve been looking at the Ancient Greeks, and have learnt about some of the Greek armies, such as the Spartans and Athenians. For your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek shield. This could be for a Spartan, Athenian or Persian soldier, or could even...Read More
In English we will be writing our own story as well as writing an information leaflet about the lifecycle of a frog. In Maths we will be consolidating our addition skills and solving problems using money. We are loving our science lessons and will continue to learn about the structure of plants. In P.S.H.E we...Read More
Next Week in Class 5 English Next week in English we will be looking at play scripts. Spellings This week we have looked at the possessive apostrophe in our spelling lesson. We have given you 10 spellings. Please practise and complete the activity on your spelling sheet, ready for your test next week. Maths In maths next...Read More
This half term we’ve been looking at the Ancient Greeks, and have learnt about some of the Greek armies, such as the Spartans and Athenians. For your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek shield. This could be for a Spartan, Athenian or Persian soldier, or could even...Read More
Next week we will be thinking about things that we are really good at in Class 1 and what we would like to improve. We will be thinking about sharing and doubling again in Maths. We will also keep practising our songs for the Singing Picnic in May.Read More
Our homework this week is to practise the tricky words ‘there’, ‘were’ and ‘one’. Can you have a go at writing and reading them in your homework books?Read More
With it being a bank holiday, please remember that the school will be closed all of Monday 2nd May! In Maths next week we will be spending some time revisiting our number bond facts and learning how we can use these to help us solve other calculations quicker. We will also be learning about money...Read More
Spellings this week will focus on words containing the ‘ow’ sound. This will include words such as ‘clown’ or alternative spellings including ‘ou’ for ‘house’. Always encourage your children to practise writing these words in sentences as well to further develop and apply their writing skills! Read More
In English we used different objects to help us make up a story. Some children had an old pot and other children had a hairy glove, a wooden spoon and a giant boot! The children were brilliant acting out their ideas and used very theatrical voices. Read More
As part of our minibeast topic we made wiggly worms out of jelly. We had great fun dissolving the jelly and pouring it into straws to make the worms. Read More
We explored the structure of plants today and went into the forest to find different plants and leaves. Take a look at the work in our science books. Read More
In English next week there will be another Exciting writing and we will also be looking at information about frogs. In maths we will be looking at money once again and carrying on practising our counting skills. Show and tell next week is Yellow group. Remember that PE is now on a Monday afternoon with...Read More
All of the designs for the minibeasts that the children are creating throughout this half term in DT are complete and production has finally started. I already can’t wait to see the final product of every single one!Read More
This half term we’ve been looking at the Ancient Greeks, and have learnt about some of the Greek armies, such as the Spartans and Athenians. For your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek shield. This could be for a Spartan, Athenian or Persian soldier, or could even...Read More
Maths In our maths lessons next week we will be using written methods for division and will be calculating the volume of cubes and cuboids English In English we will be continuing to study Greek myths and legends. We’ll be writing plays based on ‘Daedalus and Icarus’ and will be beginning to read ‘Pandora’s box’....Read More
We’ve been expanding our knowledge of Greek myths and legends this week and have been creating freeze-frames of important scenes to help with our storytelling.Read More
As well as studying Ancient Greece as our topic, this week we have been using our map and research skills to find out about the physical geography of Greece.Read More
This week we have learnt about the very famous “Battle of Marathon” in our topic lesson. We’ve started to write about this battle in the form of a recount from the perspective of an important eye-witness at the battle. Read More
On Monday we had another chance to sing our songs for the picnic. We have learnt lots of songs and actions about travelling to a picnic and what we can do when we are there. We all have our fingers crossed that it will be nice and sunny for our picnic in May! ...Read More
On Wednesday afternoon Class 6 planted 6 types of fruits, vegetables and herbs in a hanging wall! This was supplied by the school meal catering company, ISS. It is to promote growing food to children. The class all got involved and loved getting a bit messy with the compost! The hanging wall is in Class...Read More
We really enjoyed listening to the story of ‘The Mixed Up Chameleon’ by Eric Carle! We then did some creative writing to describe our own mixed up characters – we really enjoyed listening to our funny and very unusual animals! Read More
We have used our balance scales this week in maths to compare weights. We have ordered 4 different objects from heaviest to lightest and also thought about sinking and floating in the water area. Read More
This week in Forest Schools the weather was really cold and wet so we decided to check on our sunflowers. We watered them all and checked to see if they had grown. The tallest was 13cm! We recorded how they had grown in our sunflower diaries. Read More
This week we had an assembly on our new school behaviour target. Our new target is: To be well-mannered in school at all times. This was decided by the school council and we all agree it is a great target. Class 5 are always using manners and we are going to continue to do this,...Read More
On Wednesday in class 5 we carried out a Science experiment where we tested how quickly (or slowly!) different liquids ran down an angled table. We had lots of fun and created a bit of a mess but we did clean up after ourselves! What did our results show? Which liquid was the fastest? ...Read More
We had an exciting, dramatic morning in class 9 as we thought about the important features of a recount. In groups, we had to make an advert explaining about this topic and each group presented all the features in a creative way! Class 9 – what are the features of a recount? ...Read More
Continuing our work on light in science, this afternoon we have focussed on how light is reflected and used our knowledge to create our own periscopes. It was fantastic that they all worked and we were able to spy out of the big window! Class 9 – when are/were periscopes used? How do they work?...Read More
We’ve been applying our measuring skills this week by completing four different activities to see how much we had learnt. We played games on the laptops, measured different sized mini-beasts and matched thermometers with their temperatures. Well done Class 4! Read More
Miss Land was a terrible scientist today and carried out an experiment that was very unfair. Luckily the children in Class 6 saved the experiment and made it fair! They re-planned it and carried it out with surprising results! Well done Class 6 for much better science than your teacher. Read More
On Tuesday class 5 performed their assembly on Ancient Greece! Everyone was fantastic and the performance ran smoothly! The singing was great and the costumes looked brilliant – thank you to the parents for helping to provide these! Well done to everyone in class 5! Read More
Today, in English, the children created a piece of drama in groups of 3 based on an object that they used as a a stimulus. They all worked very well!Read More
Every day the class and I all practise counting up and down in 2s, 5s and 10s! However, I don’t lead the counting, the children do and I think they may do a better job than me. Keep practising counting Class 3 and finding 10 more/less than any given number (up to 100).Read More
On Monday afternoon we learnt about how light is reflected and used our super understanding of reflection to create a working periscope! The children also reflected on our learning to explain how the periscope allows us to see objects we would not usually be able to see.Read More
This week we will be exploring lots of creative writing techniques. Today we did some drama in the hall by choosing objects at random as a ‘stimulus’ and creating characters and a plot from that object. We then performed our pieces to the whole class and tried our best to follow what was happening! We...Read More
This afternoon we had a closer look at the Ancient Greeks and how the Ancient Greek empire grew by ordering a timeline to show the chronology of the Greek empire from 776BC to 146BC. Class 9 – why did the Greek empire change and grow? What happened at the end of the Greek empire? ...Read More
We have enjoyed playing a maths game that helps us add up amounts of money quickly and estimate amounts too. The children were shown varying amounts of British coins and had 5-7 seconds to estimate or calculate the amount mentally. We really improved the more we did this! It was great fun. Read More
Next week we will be learning about different addition, subtraction, multiplication and division methods such as counting in our head, drawing pictures and using an empty number line. In English, we will be doing lots of exciting story activities! This will include drama using different objects, creating and describing our own characters and then creating...Read More
Are you all enjoying the weekly newsletters? If for any reason you aren’t getting them or you can’t see the photographs, please let us know! Thanks Read More
Last Monday afternoon with a hint of sunshine surrounding the pitch, Park Grove took to the field for their last league match of the season against New Earswick Primary School. Park Grove dominated the opening exchanges with Kyle Wilce opening the scoring from an inch-perfect Jake Coulby-Ackroyd through ball. Captain for the game, Louie Powell struck a second with...Read More
In English we will be using drama to create a story . We also have exciting writing on Monday when we will be writing a letter. In Maths our focus is methods for subtraction, addition, multiplication and division. In Science we are looking at the structure of plants and trees and will visit Forest schools...Read More
The Reception children are working hard practising their counting skills. They are counting objects up to 20. They also practised adding and subtracting. Well done you did really well. Read More
The children had a great maths lesson learning how to measure weight. They investigated which objects were the heaviest and lightest and then measured using standard units. Read More
In our P.H.S.E we discussed healthy relationships and what they mean. We thought about special people in our lives and made a relationship web showing all our friends in class. Read More
On Monday we will be having another singing practice with Mrs McCartney for our Singing Picnic in May. We had great fun this week so we are really looking forward to it. We will be doing more practise of one more and one less in maths and we will be reading books about ladybirds in...Read More
In English next week the children will be looking at different story writing skills. In maths they’ll be looking at skills learnt throughout the year so far! We will be starting to create our minibeasts toys that we have been designing in DT and will be starting an experiment in Science. Monday – PE Thursday...Read More
Spellings this week will focus on the ‘er’ sound such as er in power, ir in stir and ur in nurse. Please note that the children only need to write the word once in the largest box. If you are unsure, just ask a friendly Class 4 staff member! Read More
Next Week in Class 5 English Next week in English we will be writing our own fables with a moral. Spellings This week we have again looked at the apostrophe for singular possession in our spelling lesson. We have given you 10 more spellings from the Year 3 and 4 spelling list that were commonly...Read More
Don’t forget that for your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek god or goddess. Your new Greek god/goddess could have an exciting power or have a special feature. You can present your work in any way you chose but please have your new god or goddess ready...Read More
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will be writing our own fables with a moral. Spellings This week we have again looked at the apostrophe for singular possession in our spelling lesson. We have given you 10 more spellings from the Year 3 and 4 spelling list that were commonly...Read More
English Next week in English we will be continuing to write our own Greek myth and also explore recount writing. Spellings This week we looked at some of the spellings from the years 5 and 6 National Curriculum spelling list. For your homework, please create a spelling page in your homework book where you have...Read More
English Next week in English we will be continuing to write our own Greek myth and also explore recount writing. Spellings This week we looked at some of the spellings from the years 5 and 6 National Curriculum spelling list. For your homework, please create a spelling page in your homework book where you have...Read More
As you already know, our topic this half term is the Ancient Greeks so for your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek god or goddess. Your new Greek god/goddess could have an exciting power or have a special feature. Think of the different symbols and animals that...Read More
Today in English, we started developing and planning our ideas for our Greek myths. We unpicked the structure of a myth and identified important features, whilst also thinking of ways to improve our writing to ensure our myths are exciting and maintain the interest of the reader. The range of interesting ideas in the room...Read More
English Next week in English we will be continuing to look at the Greek myth ‘Theseus and the Minotaur.’ We will be imagining what it must be like for the minotaur to be trapped in the labyrinth and will also be writing from King Minos’ point of view. Maths In maths we will be...Read More
As our topic this half term is the Ancient Greeks, we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek god or goddess. Your new Greek god/goddess could have an exciting power or have a special feature. Think of the different symbols and animals that represent the gods and goddesses we have researched – what...Read More
In our Art lessons, we have been studying patterns used in Ancient Greece and have been designing our own Greek urns. We found that we had to take care with all of the intricate patterns and had a great deal of fun!Read More
We’ve been exploring Greek Myths this week and have mapped the myth of ‘Theseus and the Minotaur.’ We made sure that we included all of the key events along with the characters of Prince Theseus, Kings Aegeus and Minos, Princess Ariadne and, of course, the fearsome minotaur!Read More
For the first time this Wednesday we opened the door between Phoenix next door and class 1 so that the nursery children who are starting in September could visit the reception classroom. We were so proud to see class 1 helping the younger children and showing them how to use things in the classroom. Well...Read More
On Tuesday in Forest Schools we had a fantastic afternoon in the sunshine looking for worms. Miss Orr was a bit worried that we wouldn’t find any because it had not been raining but we managed to find lots and lots! We started with a worm charming dance, stamping on the floor to see if...Read More
On Monday we used our numicon to create number bonds to 10. It was great fun fitting the different coloured shapes together to see if they could make the same shape as 10. Some children even found 3 that fit together such as 5+3+2. We were all very impressed! Read More
Our topic this half term is the Ancient Greeks so for your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek god or goddess. Your new Greek god/goddess could have an exciting power or have a special feature. Think of the different symbols and animals that represent the gods and...Read More
This week in maths we are looking at different types of measurement (length, temperature and weight). Today the children were reading thermometers with different scales on the laptops! What unit do we measure temperature in?Read More
We have continued our work on Aesop’s Fables this week. On Wednesday we read two more fables and discussed their morals. Many fables actually can have more than one moral so the children discussed other teachings of the fables. We then started to plan writing our own fables by deciding what moral we would base...Read More
On Tuesday we took part in a fantastic drumming workshop with a student from York University. We created our own rhythms, played games and gave call and response challenges to each other.Read More
We really enjoyed learning about temperature today! We discussed what language we might use to describe it such as hot, cold, freezing and we learnt about how a thermometer works. As it was such a lovely day, we also put a real thermometer outside to see how hot it was! We then worked on the...Read More
After reading ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’, we have been inspired to create our own stories. Today, we created a plan and made notes on what will happen in the beginning, middle and end. Can you guess what our story might be about and what it could be scared of? Read More
Science this half term will give the children an opportunity to look at minibeasts and their habitats. They have looked at trees and plants so far and will be moving on to looking at food chains in the near future! Read More
Remember that your homework project is to design and/or create your own Greek god or goddess. Your new Greek god/goddess could have an exciting power or have a special feature. You can present your work in any way you chose but please have your new god or goddess ready to bring into school on Friday...Read More
In Maths on Wednesday we learnt how to solve word problems. We used our knowledge of money to solve problems which involved amounts of money associated with food! Here is a picture of us solving some tricky problems in pairs. Read More
The sun shines in beautifully into Class 9 on a morning, and it definitely seems to make everyone a lot smilier and happier! Miss Platts is looking forward to what the sun, and Summer term, will bring. Class 9 – what are you looking forward to in the rest of this term?Read More
On Wednesday in class 5 we began planning our own fables. First we had to come up with a moral for our fable and then we had to create our characters for it.Read More
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